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Dan Emerson · 2004-11-26T00:52:21+00:00

Well I certainly learned a lesson today.I had a cabernet all finished sitting in a demijohn, just waiting abit to age and bottle. From last years harvest from Lanza Ranch. Ihad put it in a room with some Sauvignon Blanc that is just finishingfermentation, so I was keeping the room cool, about 50 degrees. Theair lock on the cabernet kept draining into the wine as it changedvolume due to changing temperature. So I put a bung in it. Good andtight.Today my wife calls me at work to say that there is cabernet all overthe floor! The demijohn cracked, apparently due to pressure due totemperature changes. 54 liters of fine wine all over the carpet. Thecarpet was crap and due to be tossed anyway.Should a demijohn be able to take the small stresses from temperaturechanges when it is bunged tight? Seems weak to me. Anybody elseexperience this?I'm bummed.Dan

Nov 26, 2004 20 Replies

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B0B 21 years ago

FWIW, there is one at the University of New Orleans that is radioactive and sealed shut for a half-life or two..... Damned screwy Cajuns!

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